sovereignsteve

He was a rising star then as well. Sigh......he was such a disappointment😄

Just as NGC often under grade shields, PCGS often overgrade, I have seen it many many times.
The weak strike on the lions is real, I am not so convinced by the head, there looks like some mechanical damage to my eyes. Even if it is, the lustre and eye appeal on both sides is poor and negates the high grade imho

It has better eye appeal than the '41

Honest answer?
I've always thought that grading companies are far more lenient of rarer coins than common coins. I've seen it many times where a coin grading 'VG' is described as exquisite and having a beautiful rich tone and some remnants of being strongly struck with bold lettering. Of course such a coin would be a 1790s era US mint coin. A 1971 Lincoln cent in similar condition would be described as utter junk.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The truth about grading is that it is NOT scientific. The Sheldon scale includes eye appeal as one of the valid descriptors of grade in MS grade. Eye appeal is totally subjective.

You really need both. Some of the older edition books will be a little out of date but there are some gems of knowledge in them.
There have been a number of threads on this forum over the years with some good recommendations so a quick forum search should find you some details to go at.

Right, peak attained, going back down now - entertainment over for the day.

Generous😎

I remember the first full sovereign I bought was 2011 which I sold to a forum member last year.  Bought 12 Gillicks for £2400 which were mostly sold on this forum.  It never bothers me selling as long as the money gets used to buy more gold.  
I just hope that we see £370 sovereign again

Right, peak attained, going back down now - entertainment over for the day.

Winds my Mrs up to buggery when I call crumpets pikelets 
She is from Birmingham though so cant expect her to be too cultured 

Right, peak attained, going back down now - entertainment over for the day.

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

Almost 1696 on BBP

but do you still own it?

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

Almost 1696 on BBP

Almost 1696 on BBP

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

Probably true but it will go back down at some point soon. A bit of volatility is exciting for the guys here and this gives an opportunity for some profit taking if you have the nerve to do it🤔

This was more exciting when i had more gold 😂 

Why, how much was it?

It's been like that for years!

Babestation?